Ghent police deploy helicopter in manhunt for stabber

Ghent police used a helicopter during a manhunt in the city last night. The police operation was triggered by a stabbing in the Overpoortstraat, a street with many pubs frequented by the city's large student community.

Wed 21 Oct 2015 11:46

The manhunt was staged across the city and led to the arrest of three Afghans. The victim of the stabbing is thought to have been involved in a row with a group of five young men in their twenties. The victim, another Afghan national, was stabbed in the hip and had to be taken to hospital where he is not in a life-threatening condition, though further details are lacking.